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Wednesday, October 31, 1984
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The Headlines
POLICE SEAL OFF 2 AREAS AS CROWDS GATHER
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
Billy Ocean
#1 at the box office
The Terminator
$4,219,463
The must-have
Transformers
On This Day
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Hokusai (1760)
- John Keats (1795)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
- Johannes Vermeer (1632)
- Peter Jackson (1961)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
awesomebodaciouscheesychill
Valley Girl
as ifbarf me outgag me with a spoongrodytotally
Hip Hop
baddefdopeflyfreshword
Yuppie
greed is goodpower lunchnetworking
Tech Check
Apple Macintosh, CD-ROM & Flash Memory.
Style of 1984
Silhouette: Athletic and layered
Material: Spandex and sweat
- Leg warmers
- Headbands
- Oversized sweatshirts
Cost of Living (1980)
Loaf of Bread
$0.50
Gallon of Gas
$1.19
Average Home
$47,200
New Car
$7,200
Time Elapsed
15,192 days ago
(41 years, 227 days)